Reece Shearsmith
Reeson Wayne Shearsmith (born 27 August 1969) is a British actor, comedian, writer and magician. He was a member of The League of Gentlemen, with Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson. Jointly with Pemberton, he created, wrote and starred in the sitcom Psychoville and the dark comedy anthology series Inside No. 9. He had notable roles in Spaced and The World's End.
Shearsmith was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. He attended Andrew Marvell High School and then Bretto
The League of Gentlemen began as a stage act in 1995, transferred to Radio 4 as On the Town with The League of Gentlemen in 1997, and arrived on television on BBC Two in 1999. The last saw Shearsmith and his colleagues awarded a British Academy Television Award, a Royal Television Society Award and the prestigious Golden Rose of Montreux. Following The League of Gentlemen, Shearsmith appeared in comedy programmes including Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere as well as playing villain Tony in the Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer comedy Catterick. He appeared in two episodes of the award-winning pop-culture comedy Spaced as Robot Wars-obsessed TA soldier Dexter, and played neurotic Doctor Flynn in hospital sitcom TLC alongside Alexander Armstrong.
In 2014, Shearsmith and Pemberton returned to BBC2 with a new dark comedy series called Inside No. 9. Each episode of the anthology series takes place in a different 'No. 9' location. Shearsmith and Pemberton play various characters in the series and have also directed two of the episodes.[16] Also in 2014, he starred as Malcolm Webster in ITV drama series, based on a true story, The Widower.
Born
Aug 27, 1969
Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
62 acting
21 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
Saltburn
2023
as Professor Ware
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
as Priest
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
2024
as Norbot (voice)
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Mark
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Additional Vogon Voices
The World's End
2013
as Collaborator
High-Rise
2015
as Nathan Steele
Birthday Girl
2001
as Porter
See How They Run
2022
as John Woolf
Burke & Hare
2010
as Sergeant Mackenzie
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